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Weekly News from Around the World - 07-Nov-2008
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Highlights

Informes de la Final del Roland V Accordion- Italia
Grace Jones Reaparece con Acordeón- Austria
Yuri Shishkin Actúa en París y Lyon- Francia
XII Festival Internacional de Acordeón en Vilnius- Lituania
Gran Éxito de los Alumnos de Renzo Ruggieri- Italia

Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.

NAO Festival Report - UK
Stockport AC’s Souvenir Book Launch, Cheshire – UK

Future events

Frank Marocco and Mika Väyrynen - III Jornadas UNAC/Andoain - España
Exhibition ‘MyMusic’, Friedrichshafen - Germany
Newspaper Sponsors “Jazz Greats” Concert, Vienna - Austria
8th Annual SMASH, Florida – USA
João Gentil Concerts – Portugal and Spain
Eddy Jay in ‘Brief Encounter’, London – UK
Two Accordion Concerts, São Paulo - Brazil
Grand Accordion Gala of the Akkordeon-Club-Langenhagen 74e.v. – Germany

New and Updated Sites

New Music - 'I Like It'
November Edition of USA Accordion News - USA

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Informes de la Final del Roland V Accordion- Italia

Roland - e Suoni il Futuro - the Sound of the Future poster
La final internacional del festival Roland V-Accordion en Roma se llevará a cabo este fin de semana, Viernes 7 y sábado 8 de Noviembre.
La fase final se está desarrollando en el prestigioso Auditorium Parco della Musica en Roma con participantes venidos de 17 países diferentes. Las Conferencias de Prensa con las listas de competidores, el jurado, las bases del concurso y los informes diarios sobre la final aparecen Online in 2008 Rome Finals.

Visita 2008 Rome Finals para obtener fotografías y el informe completo sobre el festival.

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Grace Jones Reaparece con Acordeón- Austria

Después de años sin ningún trabajo en las listas de éxitos, Grace Jones aprovecha su nuevo álbum “Hurricane” para hacer su reaparición musical. En la publicidad de esta jamaicana de 60 años de edad, Jones se muestra con un acordeón. Esta imagen publicitaria fue incluida en el periódico Austriaco más importante la semana pasada
En la página web U-Tube, podemos encontrar las versiones de `La Vie En Rose´ y `Libertango youtube´ interpretadas por Jones al acordeón. `Hurricane´, será lanzado al mercado el 7 de Noviembre.

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Yuri Shishkin Actúa en París y Lyon- Francia

El famoso Bayanista Ruso Yuri Shishkin proveniente de Rostov-on-Don, aparecerá en una excepcional gira a finales de Noviembre.

Yuri Shishkin dará una master class a los estudiantes de Max Bonnay y Philippe Bourlois en el CNSM de París (Conservatorio Nacional de Música) el 24 y 25 de Noviembre. Posteriormente, Yuri Shishkin visitará el Conservatorio de Saint-Etienne (en las proximidades de Lyon) para ofrecer un concierto y diferentes master classes.
Finalmente, Shishkin concluirá su estancia en Francia con un concierto a Solo el 2 de Diciembre a las 8 de la tarde en el Auditorio del CNR (Conservatorio Nacional de la Región), 14 Rue de Madrid, 75008 París. La entrada es gratuita sin necesidad de efectuar reserva.

Esta gira es una gran oportunidad para los acordeonistas Franceses de escuchar a uno de los más grandes acordeonistas Rusos de la actualidad interpretando Bach, Mendelssohn, Rodrigo, Liszt/Horowitz, Semionov, Jutila y Kusiakov.

Yuri Shishkin ha sido también invitado por Radio France para grabar un programa especial de dos horas de duración sobre su carrera artística. Este programa será retransmitido en Enero de 2009 por Radio France Musique. Shishkin hará hincapié en la sexta Sonata del compositor Anatoly Kusiakov y sus transcripciones para acordeón.

Para más información, contactar con Elodie Soulard, organizadora de la gira de Yuri Shishkin en Francia; email: soulard.elodie@gmail.com

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XII Festival Internacional de Acordeón en Vilnius- Lituania

Vilnius Poster
Kimmo Pohjonen and Raimondas SviackeviciusStefan HussongEl XII Festival Internacional de Acordeón se desarrollará en Vilnius del 12 al 16 de Noviembre. Importantes intérpretes del acordeón como el Finlandés Kimmo Pohjonen (Imagen izquierda), el Alemán Stefan Hussong (imagen derecha), el Italiano Luciano Biondini, Raimondas Sviackevicius (Imagen izquierda) y el cuarteto de cuerdas Chordos, el Esloveno Primoz Parovel, el grupo Lituano 4Tango, el Ruso Viktor Novikov, la orquesta de acordeones `Consona´ de Vilnius y otros muchos artistas forman parte de un emocionante festival de acordeón.

El primer festival de acordeón fue organizado por la Asociación Lituana de acordeón hace más de 20 años. Durante este tiempo, el Festival Internacional de Acordeón en Vilnius se ha convertido en el más importante festival para amantes del acordeón en Lituania. El festival no solamente atrae seguidores del acordeón, sino que contribuye considerablemente a fomentar la imagen del acordeón en la vida cultural lituana. En la actualidad ningún lituano se siente sorprendido al escuchar cualquier estilo de música interpretado al acordeón en el escenario, Radio, Televisión, inclusive junto a orquestas sinfónicas.

Para obtener más información, contactar con el director artístico del festival Raimondas Sviackevicius: info@akordeonofestivalis.it

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Gran Éxito de los Alumnos de Renzo Ruggieri- Italia

Renzo Ruggieri (teacher - top), Mario D'Amario (lower)Mario D´Amario, de solo 17 años de edad, ha disfrutado de un impresionante éxito desde el año 2006. Este año ha ganado el prestigioso Trophée Mondiale en Sarajevo (5 de Octubre de 2008) en la categoría Junior organizado por la CMA. En Junio ganó el importante concurso International de Ikaalinen, el cual fue retransmitido en directo por la Televisión Nacional Finlandesa. En 2006, Mario D´Amario ganó la Cope Mondiale en la categoría Junior Virtuoso Entertainment en Asker (Noruega) organizado por la CIA y el Variété Junior Trophy en el Concurso Internacional de Castelfidardo.

Después de este éxito, Mario D´Amario puede presentar orgulloso su curriculum vitae, con logros en cuatro de las competiciones internacionales más importantes en la actualidad. Un gran logro con tan solo 17 años.

Spaccarotella Antonio (foto sinistra), En su primera participación en competiciones internacionales, ganó en la prestigiosa categoría Variété Senior Trophy en el concurso internacional de Castelfidardo en 2008, consiguiendo también otros importantes logros (International Award of Atri, Musical Ethnic, Ceroni Trophy para acordeón y orquesta)
Ambos acordeonistas son alumnos del reconocido acordeonista de Jazz, arreglista y compositor Renzo Ruggieri, el cual es responsable del aprendizaje, arreglos y composiciones de estos exitosos alumnos. Renzo Ruggieri tiene en el mercado 6 CDs disponibles Online.

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NAO Festival Report - UK

Soraya O'Conner - festival winner, Junior UK Roland Champion & Raymond Bodell, NAO executive & festival adjudicatorAlexander Bodell & NAO Chairperson Graham LaurieJust one week after the NAO hosted the CIA Coupe Mondiale in Scotland, the new NAO Festival Season started with the first Qualifying Area Festival for the UK Championships 2009.

Organised by NAO General Secretary Gina Brannelli, the festival in Lancashire attracted over 200 entries in the various categories. The members of the Jury with a busy day were Raymond Bodell (CIA Vice President), Graham Laurie (NAO Chairperson), Ken Farran (NAO Hon Vice President) and Frederick Parnell.

The early festival proved a great outing for many players tackling new repertoire and bodes well for the forthcoming season. First Prize winners in 3 categories included Soraya O’ Connor (pictured with Raymond Bodell) and Alexander Bodell (pictured with NAO Chairperson Graham Laurie) who received awards for Outstanding Excellence. These were also awarded to Leah Langton, Roseanna Bodell and Nancy Langton.

Soraya O’Connor who recently was the winner of the Roland UK Junior Competition and William Langton also gave a demonstration of the Roland V accordion prior to the prize presentation.

The next NAO Area Festival will be held on November 22nd in the South of England.

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Stockport AC’s Souvenir Book Launch, Cheshire – UK

Stockport Accordion Club playing members
Rob Howard, book author‘Stockport Accordion Club through the years’ is a limited edition book that traces the story of Stockport Accordion Club all the way back to its origins in 1937, when the very first club was formed by local accordion teacher Jack Ridings. The book is illustrated by a wide variety of pictures that includes band photographs and most of the club’s guest artistes. The main text was written by Rob Howard, plus anecdotal contributions from playing members Graham Bullough, Christine Green, John Jones, Tony Marchell, Kevin Munster, John Nixon, Derek Pritchard, Adrienne Sharpe, John Trigg, Peter Whiteley and Dr Brennan Wilson.

This book provides a look back at organised accordion activity in Stockport since the 1930s, and is intended as the present club’s celebration of 21 years since Betty Pollard persuaded the late Clifford Wood to reform his band in June 1987.

The book will be officially launched on Wednesday November 12th, 8pm, at Stockport Accordion Club’s Club Night concert featuring the ever popular Jack Emblow and Tony Compton. The Stockport AC Band (MD Peter Whiteley) will also perform. The venue is Woodley Methodist Church, Chapel Street/A560 Hyde Road, Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 1BL.

For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com

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Future events


Frank Marocco and Mika Väyrynen - III Jornadas UNAC/Andoain - España

Frank MaroccoMika VayrynenUNAC – Unión de acordeonistas organiza por tercer año consecutivo estas III Jornadas UNAC en Bastero Kulturgunea de Andoain como principal punto de encuentro de socios y amantes del acordeón en general.
Este año hemos querido traer a dos de las primeras figuras mundiales del acordeón, el norteamericano FRANK MAROCCO y el finlandés MIKA VÄYRYNEN.

FRANK MAROCCO, una leyenda viva del acordeón, ocupado con el trabajo de estudio: las Bandas sonoras de películas, películas de televisión, series de televisión, grabaciones y jingles publicitarios, ha logrado encontrar tiempo para componer y hacer arreglos tanto en el jazz como en la música clásica. La lista de sus créditos de cine y TV es interminable.

El repertorio de MIKA VÄYRYNEN es excepcionalmente amplio, incluyendo la música contemporánea de acordeón, transcripciones de diversos períodos, nuevo tango, conciertos y música de cámara y, más recientemente, el repertorio con el bandoneón.

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Exhibition ‘MyMusic’, Friedrichshafen - Germany

Jean Louis NotonThe exhibition ‘MyMusic’ in Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, in Germany, takes place from Friday November 14th until Sunday 16th. Present during this event will be well-known accordionists Jean Louis Noton (representing the French accordion company Cavagnolo and Bugari) and Roman Jbanov, teacher at the French elite school CNIMA J.Mornet and member of the famous Paris Moscou Duo.

A further similar event takes place on Thursday November 27th, from 6-10pm at the accordion shop in Toulouse, France.

For further information email: jl.noton@wanadoo.fr

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Newspaper Sponsors “Jazz Greats” Concert, Vienna - Austria

Richard Galliano photo in Austrian newspaper“Jazz at its finest in the Vienna Konzerthaus” is the heading by the Austrian Kurier newspaper who are sponsoring a concert with over 50 x 2 tickets being raffled for ‘The Art of Jazz Piano’ concert on November 10th.

The newspaper writes “The big gala concert entitled ‘The Art of Jazz Piano’ brings jazz greats such as Richard Galliano, George Mraz and the Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba Star - a unique listening experience.

Richard Galliano is one of the great masters of the accordion - and certainly the largest of the accordion in jazz. Born in 1950 in Cannes, Galliano led his traditional instrument in jazz that infuses the Paris-musette waltz with jazz elements, merging into what he calls ‘musette neuve’. His flirtatious style is an allusion to the ‘nuevo tango’ of his friend Astor Piazzolla……..”

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8th Annual SMASH, Florida – USA

Mary TokarskiFlorida Accordion AssociationThe 8th annual SMASH accordion festival takes place at the Holiday Inn International Drive Resort, 6515 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, on November 15th, from 8.30am until 11pm. The event is organised by the Florida Accordion Association.

Guest artistes include Jerry Tramontozzi, Smokin* Joe Zalewski, Lenny Feldmann (a.k.a. The CordeenMan), Maricarmen Vazquez, Gerardo Aguillon, Carmen Vitanza, Mike Lavoe, Vern Corbin, Alvaro Barsi, Michael Greenspan, Jerry Blumenfeld, Jake Herzog, Dick Albreski, John Lobosco, Ron Jaxon, Walter Kasprzyk, Mary Tokarski, Eddie Monteiro, Dr. Ian Blair Fries, Tony Lovello, Eduardo Reyes (Puerto Rico), and Antonio Barbarena (Mexico).

The festival uniquely includes the wedding of Karen Adam, President of the Florida Accordion Association, and Walter Kasprzyk, of the famed K Trio. The Best Man will be Antonio Barberena, and Matron of Honor is Mary Tokarski, and Tony Lovello will provide the processional and recessional music, and perform ‘Through the Eyes of Love’ during the ceremony.

SMASH includes a dealers’ trade display from 3pm on Friday November 14th until 12noon on Sunday November 16th. Sunday morning will also include a concert (for those who have pre-booked) with Jerry Tramontozzi.

For further information: FLACCASSOC@bellsouth.net

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João Gentil Concerts – Portugal and Spain

Joao Gentil
Portuguese accordionist João Gentil’s next concert include:

November 14th - Café Cultural Roi Xordo, Allariz, Spain
15th - Clandestino, Nigran, Spain
21st - Aturuxo, Bueu, Spain
22nd - Clavícembalo, Lugo, Spain
December 11th - Auditório Municipal de Chaves, Chaves, Portugal
12th – Dez/Cine-Teatro de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal
20th – Dez/a special concert with a strings quartet, the ‘Quarteto de Cordas de Cantanhede’, performing the music of Astor Piazzolla

For further information email: joaogentil1@gmail.com

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Eddy Jay in ‘Brief Encounter’, London – UK

Accordionist Eddy Jay is performing Noel Coward’s play 'Brief Encounter' in at the Haymarket Cinema (West End), 63-65 Haymarket Street, London SW1Y 4RL. Performance times are Tuesday to Saturday, 8pm; Wednesday and Saturday, 3pm; and Sunday, 4pm.

The show runs until November 16th, then tours the UK and then Broadway - so there is a real buzz from the cast!

The music is heavily influenced by 1940s jazz and music-hall,
featuring the accordion.

For further information email: mail@edwardjay.co.uk

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Two Accordion Concerts, São Paulo - Brazil

Jackson RodriguesOn December 4th and 5th, 8.30pm both nights, leading accordion soloists Jackson Rodrigues, Bruno Moritz and Ricardo Marcelo are in concert together at the Auditório do Senac, São Paulo.

For further information email: concurso@scandalli.com.br

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Grand Accordion Gala of the Akkordeon-Club-Langenhagen 74e.v. – Germany

Akkordeon-Club-Langenhagen 74e.v.
On Sunday November 9th, at 3.30pm, the Orchestras of the C present a concert in the auditorium of the school in Konrad Adenauer Street, Langenhagen (diagonally opposite the Town Hall), under the leadership of Musical Director Dietmar Steinhaus.

Throughout the year, the orchestra are always eager to practice and rehearse, and work with great enthusiasm. The concert involves the 1st Accordion Orchestra Langenhagen, the Children's Orchestra, the Youth Orchestra and soloists, offering a colourful bouquet of melodies.

Only a few days ago the Accordion Club Langenhagen was on television (NDR - THE magazine), presenting a feature on the accordion.

Now the club invites warmly all friends of the accordion music to take part in their accordion afternoon full of music.

For further information email Dirk: dirk.woehler@htp-tel.de

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New Music - 'I Like It'

Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer, release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online. 'I Like It'. Samples of this music is available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card.

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November Edition of USA Accordion News - USA

The November editions of the USA News will be online tomorrow.

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